| Bennie Tate | |
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| Catcher | |
| Born: December 3, 1901 Whitwell, Tennessee |
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| Died: October 27, 1973 (aged 71) West Frankfort, Illinois |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 29, 1924 for the Washington Senators | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 28, 1934 for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .279 |
| Home runs | 4 |
| Runs batted in | 173 |
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Henry Bennett Tate (December 3, 1901, Whitwell, Tennessee - October 27, 1973) was a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators (1924–30), Chicago White Sox (1930–32), Boston Red Sox (1932) and Chicago Cubs (1934).
He helped the Senators win the 1924 World Series and the 1925 American League pennant.
In 10 seasons he played in 566 games and had 1,560 at bats, 144 runs, 435 hits, 68 doubles, 16 triples, 4 home runs, 173 RBI, 5 stolen bases, 118 walks, .279 batting average, .330 on-base percentage, .351 slugging percentage, 547 total bases and 34 sacrifice hits.
He died in West Frankfort, Illinois at the age of 71.
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